Protection

For as long as I can remember - which is longer than some might think - our industry has been heavily regulated.

An influential protection IFA says he is willing to take a commission hit by using only those insurers offering ‘Big T' tele-underwriting.

An online tool enabling businesses and their advisers to calculate how much shareholder or partnership protection they need has been launched by Legal & General (L&G).

More than two in five consumers rated after-sale service levels as ‘excellent' or ‘very good' last year, according to the ABI.

Life insurance giant Aegon has been congratulated for embracing technology and improving its electronic capabilities.

HSBC subsidiaries have been fined a total of £3m for failing to protect their customers' personal data.

Women are more likely than men to make financial cutbacks to help them survive the recession, research suggests.

Friends Provident International has announced the launch of the Optus Group Protection policy in the Middle East.

Friends Provident has rejected a fresh offer for the insurer from Resolution, saying its proposals are "flawed in a number of significant ways".

The FSA is being criticised for coupling short-term income protection (IP) with payment protection insurance (PPI) in a letter warning providers about contract terms.